Transformation of Granite Pointe Golf Course to 'The Dodger' begins early 2025, closing course for two years
By The Nelson Daily Staff
Golfers at Granite Pointe in Nelson had better get their rounds in on the Rosemont track before the end of the 2024 season after it was announced by Hallō Properties that construction on “The Dodger” at Hallō Nelson will begin in early 2025, with completion date expected in 2027.
Designed by Doug Carrick, the visionary behind Predator Ridge’s Ridge Course, Greywolf Golf Course, Muskoka Bay Golf Club, and Bigwin Island Golf Club, this new 18-hole course — soon-to-be Canada’s only Troon-managed golf course — is set to elevate British Columbia golf for enthusiasts across Western Canada and beyond.
“Construction of The Dodger at Hallō Nelson is slated to begin in early 2025 and be completed in 2027,” Farhad Ebrahimi, Chief Executive Officer at Hallō Properties said in an emailed statement Friday.
“While the new legacy golf course is built, the course will be closed to the public, a decision which was unanimously agreed upon with the golf society, allowing for a fulsome renovation of the existing greens and fairways.”
Located on a picturesque 130-acre plateau overlooking Kootenay Lake and surrounded by the Selkirk Mountains, the former Granite Pointe Golf Course is being reimagined as The Dodger, a par 70 mountain course combining contrast and variety of slopes, lake and mountain vistas, forest enclosure, and open fairway meadows.
Hallō Properties said this magnificent setting, the remarkable work of Canadian golf course architect Doug Carrick and Troon Golf will take on another dimension.
“I am thrilled to be involved in the design of an exciting mountainside golf course for the new Hallō Nelson,” states Doug Carrick, Principal Golf Course Architect of Carrick Design in a Hallō Properties media release.
“Working with my clients Graham Kwan and Farhad Ebrahimi, along with their talented team of architects, planners and engineers, has been an incredibly captivating experience, as the team brings their vision for the property to life.”
Currently, Granite Pointe, which sold to Hallō Properties in the fall of 2023, is a Par 71, 6209-yard track nestled in the mountains above Nelson.
The was reduced by one stroke from is former Par 72 in 2023 due to construction of new tee boxes in the former driving range this season.
The new layout at Granite Pointe Golf Course will feature a breathtaking 13th hole that will drop over 50 meters from four different high-elevation tee boxes delivering exceptional views over Kootenay Lake and the surrounding mountain ranges. — Submitted
Carrick said the golf course will feature some of the most stunning views and dramatic elevation changes of any course I’ve seen anywhere in the world, including the breathtaking 13th hole that will drop over 50 meters from four different high-elevation tee boxes delivering exceptional views over Kootenay Lake and the surrounding mountain ranges.
“The individual golf holes weave through undulating terrain, gradually climbing the mountain side exposing a tremendous variety of views and engaging golf shots,” Carrick explained.
“The towering evergreen trees and intricately sculpted bunkers will give the course a sense of timeless elegance and beauty. I have no doubt that it will be a golf course on many golfers’ bucket list when visiting Western Canada.”
Hallō Properties said The Dodger at Hallō Nelson will see the former course that opened in 1920 reborn as a cornerstone summer recreational asset and community legacy in Nelson.
With the standard of service and operations provided by Troon’s world-class team of professionals, the mountain golf course will be a key feature of Hallō Nelson, juxtaposed with the many other outdoor and winter alpine pursuits that the Kootenay region is known for, and integrated with year-round Troon-managed hospitality at a new clubhouse, new restaurants and boutique retail, as well as exceptional accommodations and mountain homes.
Hallō Properties said The Dodger is a key part of the $500-million-dollar, master-planned community in the Heritage City, which is hallmarked by exceptional residences and amenities complementing Nelson’s magnetic beauty, people, and culture.
Overlooking the first fairway of The Dodger, Hallō Nelson’s premier real estate offering is The First Homes, a collection of 24 impeccably designed, fully furnished townhomes with a level of appointed curation exceeding any property offered in Canada and now available for purchase.
“We are excited to work with the golf society to see the former course that opened in 1920 reborn as a cornerstone summer recreational asset and community legacy in Nelson, featuring some of the most stunning views and dramatic elevation changes of any course anywhere in the world,” said Ebrahimi.
About Hallō Properties
Hallō Properties is a developer of luxury boutique resort and live well communities with current developments in Nelson, Revelstoke and the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia. The company’s focus is conceiving, developing, and operating exceptional destinations that draw from the best-of-the-best from across the globe, coupled with the best-of-the-best in Super Natural British Columbia. Each property is distinguished by an irreplaceable location, with unrivalled attention to detail in programming, design, and curated experiences not previously available in Canada.
